Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli dies aged 83
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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, couturier to the jet set for decades thanks to his python skins and flamboyant prints, died on Friday April 12 at the age of 83, Italian media reported. The ANSA agency said that the designate died at his home in his hometown of Florence, after a long illness.
Couteur to stars of the 70s like Brigitte Bardot or Sophia Loren, for whom he created outfits generously revealing the skin and shapes, he continued to seduce celebrities of more recent generations, from Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Lopez. Roberto Cavalli loved Ferraris, big cigars, and tight shirts wide open on a perpetually tanned chest. He married a Miss Universe finalist, owned a purple helicopter and a vineyard in Tuscany, and was very familiar with Hollywood’s elite.
Born on November 15, 1940 in Florence, the world capital of leather goods, he was known for his printed leathers and faded jeans. In 2005, he redesigned the micro outfits of the “Playboy Bunnies”, with a leopard print version.
